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The Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, better known as the Taft–Hartley Act, is a United States federal law that restricts the activities and power of labor unions. It was enacted by the 80th United States Congress over the veto of President Harry S. Truman , becoming law on June 23, 1947.
In 1947, Congress responded to the strike wave by enacting, over President Truman's veto, the Taft–Hartley Act, restricting the powers and activities of labor unions. The act is still in force as of 2025. The strike wave also caused a rally in support for the Labour Party, prior to the 1945 United Kingdom general election. [12] [13]
The 1947 federal Taft–Hartley Act governing private sector employment prohibits the "closed shop" in which employees are required to be members of a union as a condition of employment, but allows the union shop or "agency shop" in which employees pay a fee for the cost of representation without joining the union. [1]
At issue is Section 206 of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, better known as the Taft-Hartley Act. ... It followed a series of strikes in 1945 and 1946 by workers who demanded better pay ...
In 1946, the Republicans ... The resultant Taft–Hartley Act was a major revision of the 1935 Wagner Act (officially known as the National Labor Relations Act) ...
Taft-Hartley was meant to curb the power of unions. The law was introduced by two Republicans — Sen. Robert Taft of Ohio and Rep. Fred Hartley Jr. of New Jersey — in the aftermath of World War II. It followed a series of strikes in 1945 and 1946 by workers who demanded better pay and working conditions after the privations of wartime.
However, the CIO's political efforts were only marginally effective, and in 1946, the Republicans won a majority in both houses of Congress. In 1947, Congress passed the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, better known as the Taft-Hartley Act.
Douds, which upheld the Taft-Hartley Act's requirement that union leaders file affidavits with the National Labor Relations Board affirming they were not members of the Communist Party and did not ...